Until we meet again, I love you Grandpa
Written by Amen Oyiboke, Staff Writer
23 October 2014
(Amen Oyiboke with her maternal grandparents)
It was the summer of 2009, I was sitting in my bedroom in Houston, Texas, and extremely nervous and excited about what was about to happen. For the first ... read more >>

Obama pitches for votes on black radio
Written by NEDRA PICKLER Associated Press
23 October 2014
In this Oct. 20, 2104 file photo, President Barack Obama votes early for the midterm election at the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Service Center in Chicago. President Barack Obama is hitting the ... read more >>

Ebola: Why virus kills some, other people survive
Written by LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press
23 October 2014
This 2011 photo provided by Wilmot Chayee shows Thomas Eric Duncan at a wedding in Ghana. People who shared an apartment with the country's first Ebola patient are emerging from quarantine healthy. And ... read more >>

Housing Segregation Played Role in Ferguson, Mo. Tragedy
Written by Freddie Allen, NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent
23 October 2014
Missouri State Sen. Jamilah Nasheed walks during a rally for justice for Michael Brown, and the people of Ferguson, Mo., on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, in ... read more >>

Record number of black candidates seeking office
Written by JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press
16 October 2014
In this Oct. 8, 2014, photo, Mia Love, the Republican nominee in Utah’s 4th congressional district, smiles after speaking during a rally, in Lehi, Utah. Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt ... read more >>

Black Women Challenge NFL on Domestic Violence
Written by Jazelle Hunt NNPA Columnist
16 October 2014
Members of the Black Women's Roundtable look on as Teresa C. Younger of Ms. Foundation for Women (at podium) expresses her support of the campaign urging NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to get it right ... read more >>

Is ‘Brother’s Keeper’ Keeping out Community Groups?
Written by Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent
16 October 2014
In an effort to spark innovation at the local level to improve life outcomes for young men and boys of color, White House officials recently announced the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Community Challenge, ... read more >>

Denver jury: Deputies used too much force in death
Written by SADIE GURMAN Associated Press
16 October 2014
This undated photo provided by the Denver Department of Safety shows Marvin Booker, a homeless Denver street preacher. Jury selection got underway Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, in the civil trial for five ... read more >>

Obama raising money in California for Democrats
Written by DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
10 October 2014
President Barack Obama answers questions during a town hall event at Cross Campus, a collaborative space that brings together freelancers, creative professionals, entrepreneurs and startup teams, on ... read more >>

L.A. area mountains to be national monument
Written by Kevin Freking, Associated Press
10 October 2014
This Dec. 27, 2012 file photo, snow covered San Gabriel Mountains rise behind the downtown Los Angeles downtown skyline. President Barack Obama plans to announce on Friday, Oct. 10, 2014 that he will ... read more >>

Patient at HU Hospital Doesn’t Have Ebola, Officials Say
Written by Special to the NNPA from The Washington Informer
09 October 2014
Howard University Hospital (Courtesy of nlm.nih.gov)
A patient being treated for Ebola-like symptoms at Howard University Hospital in D.C. does not have the deadly virus, health officials said.
The ... read more >>

Sharpton Hosts Education Summit
Written by Cyril Josh Barker Special to the NNPA from the New York Amsterdam News
09 October 2014
The Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network hosted its Education Summit 2014 at New York University recently, sparking the conversation on the education gap in America.
Sponsored by Education for ... read more >>

Wal-Mart cuts health benefits for some part-timers
Written by ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Associated Press
09 October 2014
Walmart workers on strike, and their supporters, picket in Richmond, California. (Photo: courtesy of OURWalmart/flickr)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to eliminate health insurance coverage for some of ... read more >>